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Siege of Apamea

Siege of Apamea was a siege conducted in 45 BC at Apamea, in what is now Syria; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Caesar's Civil War, which ran from 49 BC to 45 BC. The recorded result: Pompeian victory.

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Fought45 BCran into the following year
WhereApamea, Syria35.418N, 36.398E
OutcomePompeian victory
BelligerentsCaesarians; Kingdom of JudeaagainstPompeians; Parthia; Arabs
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofCaesar's Civil War49 BC to 45 BC

Where it sits in the Caesar's Civil War

Battle of Utica, 49 BCBattle of Marseille, 49 BCBattle of Krk, 49 BCSiege of Corfinium, 49 BCSiege of Massilia, 49 BCBattle of Ilerda, 49 BCBattle of the Bagradas River, 49 BCBattle of Tauris, 48 BCSiege of Oricum, 48 BCSiege of Salona, 48 BCBattle of Pharsalus, 48 BCBattle of Dyrrhachium, 48 BCBattle of Tauris, 47 BCBattle of Zela, 47 BCBattle of Hippo Regius, 46 BCBattle of Carteia, 46 BCBattle of Ascurum, 46 BCBattle of Ruspina, 46 BCBattle of Thapsus, 46 BCSiege of Apamea, 45 BCBattle of Munda, 45 BCSiege of Corduba, 45 BCBattle of Lauro, 45 BCSiege of Brundisium, AD 4949 BCAD 49Siege of Apamea, 45 BC
24 placed engagements of the Caesar's Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date45 BC (year precision)
to 44 BC
PlaceApamea, Syria
35.418N, 36.398E
KindSiege, ancient
Strength3 Legions (Approximately 10,000–15,000 men); Jewish Contingent1–2 Legions (Approximately 5,000–10,000 men); Slaves, Galatians, Parthians, Jewish opponents of Antipater
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Lucius Statius Murcus
  • Quintus Marcius Crispus
  • Quintus Caecilius Bassus
  • Deiotarus
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1501 BC and AD 998.

In the same war

Siege of Apamea is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28662992, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Apamea, revision 1374375147, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.